Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-23
SKIN OF HIS TEETH.
A BARE MAJORITY FOR BISNARCK'S SEP
TENNATE BILL.
An Enormous Gain for the SOcialis, Pary-Progrsss-
ISIS Demoralilei-The National ZeitungS"
COnmsnt-Ths Emperor viii Summon
the Reichstas 10 Meet Immediately.

the Reehstag 10 Meet Immediately.
BERLIN, February 2a.-From calcula-
tions at noon To- day Prince Bismarck will
barely obtain majority for his Septennate
bill
He required forty votes. He has already
won twenty and the remainder are almost
certain to be secured from the wavering
centre.
II is certain that the Government will
not obtain majority sufficient to adopt
the monopoly bills.
Herr Windthorst has been re elected.
The Progressionists are demoralized.
They have met with an unexpected defeat
and have already lost seventeen seats, and
have only gained one seat The Socialists
have lost seven and gained three.
The total Socialist vote shows an in
crease of 5OO,OOO. The National Liberals
have gained nearly rs many seats IS they
lost.
The resulst in seventy-o election dis
tricts are known. In twenty-five Of these
districts new elections will bc Necessary.
In twelve of these the contests will be he
tween the Socialists and Septennists; in
five between the new German Liberals
and SeptenniSts; in two between the Cen
trists and Septennists; in one between the
Centrist and Democrat; in one between
the Socialist and New German Liberal,
and in one between the New German
Liberal and Conservative.
The Socialists have carried the First aud
Second Divisions of Hamburg, and Altoona
aud Nuremberg. They have lest Olauchau,
Brunswick, Chemnitz, Schneberg aud
Eureka.
SOME or THE HCHY CANDIDATES.
Among the candidates returned are iour
Centrists, twenty National Liberal, live
Socialists, two Imperialists four Conserya.
tives, one Guelph, one New German Lib
eral aud twelve Alsatians, including Her
rem, kable and Antoine. The other candi-
dates of the Protcster party who were
rc-nominated have been reelected.
Herr Richter is the only New German
Liberal yet reelected.
Baron Won Stautlcnberg one Of the lead
ers Of the Centre, has been elected for
Fucrth.
Prof. Gheist, National Liberal, has been
defeated Jauer by Prof. llermes, Liberal.
The Imperial Counsellor, Goldschmidt.
Liberal, who stood for I.iegnitz, is elected.
The Liberals have lost Sorau (Silcsia)
and have won Bunztau aud Alteuburg.
At Danzig the ballot stands between
Schrader, Liberal, and Hirchbcry, National
Liberal.
DIR. Theodore Barh, Liberal, editor of
the German Librdi Gazette, has scored
brilliant victory.
STIRRING INCIDESTS.
The Socialists are still out on the streets
in full force, jubilantly cheering for Singer
Ilazenclever and other Socialists whenever
their names appear on the bulletin boards,
while every increase in the Government
vote il greeted with hisses and groans.
A few street fights have tended 10 en-
liven the scenes around the newspaper of.
fees, but the excellent discipline main
tanned by the police has held in check any
serious outbreaks The whole police force
had been called ont, but no unlawful pro.
ceedings have 10 far been reported.
Supplementary elections will I've called
by the commissioners OF election about the
beginning Of next week. In all cases where
the election rests between the Liberals and
National Liberals the former will und0ubt-
eddy he victorious, M the Socialists, Who
hold the balance of power, will throw their
votes tO the Liberal candidate About
fifteen of these ties have ~ far been report
ed.
The Anti-Semitcs seem 10 have lost
ground everywhere, although the election
OF Court Chaplain Stockcr their leader,
who contested Siegen, Wesipbalia, h al
most certain. No Anti-Semetir oznhi idata
has been successful in Berlin.
LATER RETURNS.
2P. N.-At this hour the results in I33
districts are known. The candidates
elected include II Conservatives, 3 Im.
perialists, i3 National Liberals, II Cen.
trists, 4 New German Iibernls, u Social.
lists and II Poles and Alasiians.
In thirty districts new elati0ns will 10
required. so far l03 candidate, have
been definitely elected, comprising 9i
Septennists and n opponents Of the Gov
tfDmtnt.
The results in 300 election districts IL
now known. The candidates elected CON-
drise - Conservatives, II Imperialists, 81
CentTists, 81 Sati0nalists, I new German
Liberals, q Socialists, u AIsations asl I
Poles. New elections will be Necessary In
~ districts. The National Liberals will
probably elect 30 members All Demo
cnts have been defeated in southern Ger
many Iierslieb Knecht says % reliable
Government majority is assured.
THE "ZEITusG's" COMMENT.
The National Zsiinng commenting upon
thh elections says: ''The result. A. far ~
known give pre-age Of brilliant septeD-
mist victory. The results asrsrtaiDed this
afternoon include twe1iy-sis -eat won
from the reichstag majority ofJanusry II.
while the National Liberals have wrest<d
from their opponents tweDty-thses
districts Of which twelve were
lost by the new German Liberals, three by
the Centre, i've by the Sociali.ts and three
10y the Democrats. The new German Lab
erals have yeritably suffered . crushing
defeat"
10 In reported In official circles that the
Emperor will summon the Rsichstas 10
meet without waiting for the supplement
tary election, as sooD n the verified returns
show the election Of O Sufficient nnmh~r 0f
Deputirs TO constitute quorum.
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As noubteraetant 10 debilitafins In
huence-, lassitude, nervous depression. de-